SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:05 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:33 pm 3: tourism numbers for places like SHV and Kampot ore waaaay up on local business and just beginning to get going imo.

That's cause for hope. And interesting too.
Can i ask, Jerry, who are they?
ie nationality, age group, class and type of tourist etc

Another Q, while we are on the subject ('might be of interest to OP too)
The expat market.
Expats have always been a relatively small, but still significant market for some tourist locations.
Speaking for the coast - Snooky was big in the good old days. Kampot always, Kep increasingly in recent years. Koh Kong maybe not quite so much, but definitely still a factor.

The big pos+ of having expat clientele is that they can be regulars returnees for a number of years.
Some expats have got serious money, almost all like to live it up one way or another when holidaying at their favourite resort.
And there are ?? 30/40,000 these days. NGO's, foreign gov employees, biz, retirees.

the Q.
Are expats going to be an especially valuable little niche for tourist businesses, for the next few years until the regular tourist inflow starts to seriously kick off again?

SarahC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:37 pm One question I do have is around the Medical check for Work Permits - any idea what they are checking? I'm a diabetic, albeit in remission and that would be a really stupid reason to fail it!

SarahC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:37 pm Hello All and apologies for completely ignoring everyone's comments. With Covid being a nightmare in the UK we put all our plans on hold until we're allowed to leave our houses for more than an hour a day and I rather forgot that I'd posted on here.

So, in case anyone is still looking

We are in our early 40's.
We love South East Asia in general, and the reason we chose Cambodia was because the rules on foreigners owning a business are less strict. We would rather 100% own a business. Plus the weather is a big draw (though I imagine cleaning room in the height of summer would be not so much fun.
We have absolutely no interest in doing this in the UK because we don't like living here!
We have been backpacking alot - both on short term trips (about a month at a time, and long term (just over a year). This is part of why we want to own a small guesthouse/hostel - so we can meet other travellers. It also has the added advantage of being somewhere we can live without having to rent somewhere else to live. A bar would be the other option but I suspect we would drink all the profits.
We know it will be very hard work and don't expect anything else!
We have enough money to survive about 3 years.

One question I do have is around the Medical check for Work Permits - any idea what they are checking? I'm a diabetic, albeit in remission and that would be a really stupid reason to fail it!

Thanks everyone - all opinions good or bad are appreciated!